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prominents

prominents is the plural of prominent.

Meaning of prominent

Noun

prominent (plural prominents)

  1. Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings.
  2. (historical) In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.
    • […] dynamics that replaced the erstwhile condemnation of all or most of the prominents in the camps by a more nuanced understanding.2019, Leona Toker, Gulag Literature and the Literature of Nazi Camps, page 234

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Questions about prominents

What is prominents the plural of?
Prominents is the plural of prominent.

Words near prominents in the dictionary

  1. prominency
  2. prominent
  3. prominent moth
  4. prominent moths
  5. prominently
  6. prominents
  7. prominin
  8. prominins
  9. proministry
  10. prominority
  11. promis'd

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